and 10 others had been injured and hospitalized after a Jeep travelling from Anuradhapura to Trincomalee colliding with a Van arrived in from Trincomalee near Ambagahawela Junction in Mihinthale this morning (28).
The injured including five persons travelled in Van and six persons travelled in Jeep including the driver had been admitted to the Anuradhapura General Hospital for treatment where a critically injured female had succumbed to her injuries .
Mihinthale Police have arrested the Jeep driver in connection with the accident .
Badulla District Secretariet has today (28)decided to temporarily closed down the Ella-Wellawaya Road which has been closed since last friday further during a meeting held at District Secretariet under the patronage of District Secretary Damayanthi Paranagama .
The decision has been taken due to the risk of falling rocks within the 20 to 25 Kilo Meter area of Ravana Ella further to the road it has been revealed .
According to the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) the rocks that had fallen to the Ella -Wellawaya road last week had fallen from a height of 150 feet and there's a great risk of falling rocks in that area further .A permanant solution should be found for this problem NBRO officials had stressed during the meeting .
Officials of Road Development Authority are due to begin removing the fallen rocks from the Ella -Wellawaya Road tomorrow(29)and the District Secretary Damayanthi Paranagana had advised the Road Development Authority hand over the duty of removing large rocks in the mountain area which are at risk of falling according to reports .
Earlier auhorities have closed down the Ella -Wellawaya road last friday until saturday morning after rocks had fallen to the road following a landslide occurred in the area .
arrested a large scale Heroin smuggler and organized criminal Dilip Tharanga allias "Kudu Dilipa 'during a search operation carried out at his residence in Nagahamulla area ,Kolonnawa last Saturday(26) with a foreign made revolver ,An air pistol and three swords in possession .
The 29 year old suspect has a court case pending regarding keeping heroin in possession .He is due to be produced before the Courts .
colliding with a Motorcycle whilst crosssing the road through pedestal crossing infront of Dharmadutha Buddhist center at Galewela on Thrincomalee -Ambepussa road last Saturday evening(26).
The deceased has been identified as a resident of ihala bambawa area in Galewela .
Police have arrested the Motorcyclist over the incident .
